Intelligenc
e Area
Is strong in:Likes to:Learns best
through:
Famous
examples:
Possible careers:
Word
Smart
(Verbal/
Linguistic)
Reading, writing,
telling stories,
memorizing dates,
thinking in words
Read, write, tell
stories, talk,
memorize,
work on puzzles
Reading, hearing
and seeing words,
speaking, writing,
discussing and
debating
Edgar Allen
Poe, Maya
Angelou,
Rick Riordan,
Shakespeare
Lawyer, editor, interpreter/
translator, journalist,
playwright, poet, public
relations, reporter, teacher,
historian, librarian
Logic/
Number
Smart
(Logical/
Mathemati
cal)
Math, reasoning,
logic, problem
solving
Solve problems,
question, work
with numbers,
experiment
Working with
patterns and
relationships,
classifying,
categorizing,
working with the
abstract
Albert Einstein,
Steve Jobs,
Bill Gates,
Bill Nye
Accountant, analyst,
investment broker, lawyer,
chemist, pharmacist,
physician, computer
programmer, engineer,
inventor, researcher, city
planner
Picture
Smart
(Visual/Sp
atial)
Reading, maps,
charts, drawing,
mazes, puzzles,
imagining things
Design, draw,
build, create,
daydream, look
at pictures
Working with
pictures and
colors, visualizing,
using the mind’s
eye, drawing
Leonardo Da
Vinci, Frida,
Diego Rivera,
Georgia
O’Keeffe,
Bobby Fisher
Photographer, graphic
designer, advertiser,
architect, artist, carpenter,
cartographer, dentist,
engineer, interior designer,
mechanic, navigator, pilot,
sailor
Body
Smart
(Bodily/Ki
nesthetic)
Athletics, dancing,
acting, crafts, using
tools
Move around,
touch, play
sports, dramatic
arts
Touching,
moving,
processing
knowledge
through body
sensations
Tony Hawk,
Derek Rose,
Shaun White,
Shawn Johnson,
Felix Jones
Dancer, coach, athlete,
actor/actress, equestrian,
carpenter, massage therapist,
magician, mechanic, physical
therapist, physician, architect